Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drumhead Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Chorley East , and the 67th highest crime rate of 370 local areas in Chorley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drumhead Road (PR6 7BX) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Chorley East average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drumhead Road (PR6 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Terrace, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drumhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayburn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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